Selecting this option causes the PM Dump Facility dump formatter to start the trace formatter with the full path and name of the trace data file. The PM Dump Facility dump formatter then writes the following message in the window:
Format trace buffer in x:\xxxxxxxx.xxx
The x:\xxxxxxxx.xxx indicates the path name of the trace file. Then the PM Dump Facility dump formatter starts the trace formatter to format the trace data. The trace data file is a separate file and is not part of the FFST dump file. You will not be able to select this option if the system did not capture trace information when your code called FFSTProbe.
If the system cannot find the path name of the trace data file, use the File menu-bar choice of the trace formatter to specify the file name and path name of the trace data file to format.
You can use the PM Dump Facility dump formatter to access the trace formatter. If you close the dump formatter window while the trace formatter window is open, the trace formatter window also closes.
You can find more information on trace and the trace formatter in Analyzing Performance and Debugging Problems Using Trace.